NOSDRA
12 Feb
Over 36.1 million litres of crude oil, enough to fill about 1,090 oil tankers, has been spilled on water, farmland and Nigeria’s seas in the oil-rich Niger Delta by oil companies, especially Shell...
11 Jan
Foropa, a fishing community along the Atlantic coastline in Southern Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa, has raised an alarm concerning a ‘mystery’ oil spill that has left the coastline polluted.
27 Nov
About 3,000 barrels of crude oil were lost to the November 15 oil spill from offshore Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel of TotalEnergies.
26 Nov
About 3,000 barrels of crude oil were lost to the Nov. 15 oil spill from the offshore Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel of TotalEnergies.
10 Sep 2023
Among the top 10 countries that produce oil, including the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Canada, etc., there are no frequent reports of oil spills compared to Nigeria where oil spills occur increasingly.
25 Aug 2023
The National Oil Spill Detection Response Agency (NOSDRA) has explained that due to lack of modern technological innovations in securing pipelines, as well as legislation for its operations, oil spill incidences would continue in the Niger Delta. Director General of the agency, Idris Musa, who stated this while reacting to recent oil spill in Ogoni…
11 Aug 2023
The National Assembly has been charged to urgently investigate the continuous silence of the National Oil Spill and Response Agency (NOSDRA) two months after a crude oil spill occurred in Eteo Community, in Eleme Council of Rivers State.
11 Jul 2023
Most literate Nigerians have heard or read about gas flaring but it may not mean much to them. Some of them may know that gas flaring is done in the oil producing states of the country but they may not know what it means to Nigeria or Nigerians who live in those areas.
9 Jul 2023
Three weeks after fresh oil spills were detected in two separate sites in Eteo and Aleto communities, Eleme Local Council of Rivers State, crisis seems to be brewing due to failure of the National Oil Spill Detection Agency (NOSDRA) to come up with an integrated report with other members of the Joint Investigation Team (JIV).
9 Jun 2023
Multinational oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria flared over 92 million standard cubic feet of gas, worth an estimated N150.8 billion, between January and April 2023.